After you have loss in your life and after you experience something like losing your parents, the greatest gift of that was it prepared me for [anything]. Nothing else is as scary, and certainly stand-up comedy is not as scary as sitting there with your mom and having to have last conversations and things like that. It's heavy stuff, but it's enlightening because it makes me think I shouldn't be afraid of sharing ideas and thoughts with people. It's the yin and the yang of life.

I do think I am funny, or I wouldn't be where I am today. I do think there is always room for improvement and learning.

Jim Norton and Harland Williams always make me laugh.

I've been ignoring my feelings lately. That works pretty well. Might also settle for less this week, just to try it out.

Here's the thing about Red Sox fans, or actually just fans from that region, in general: they appreciate the effort. And if you mail it in or if you give 80 percent, even with a win, they'll let you know that's not how you do it. They want - if it's comedian, if it's a musician, bring us your best show.

You can't teach an old hater new truths.

Anger has a way of seeping into every other emotion and planting itself in there.